Frances R. Spark has served as a director of AGNC Investment Corp. since 2019 and has been determined to be an 'audit committee financial expert.'
She served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CYS Investments, Inc., a publicly traded mortgage REIT investing predominantly in Agency mortgage-backed securities, from 2009 through 2016, and (prior to CYS's 2011 internalization) as CFO and Treasurer of its external manager, Sharpridge Capital Management, LP.
Earlier she was Chief Financial Officer of MVC Capital, Inc. (2003-2005), ran Spark Consulting, and held executive positions with financial services firms in the U.S. and U.K. She is a Chartered Accountant and previously worked as an auditor with KPMG in the United Kingdom.